Oakley Hall’s legendary Warlock revisits and reworks the traditional conventions of the Western to present a raw, funny, hypnotic, ultimately devastating picture of American unreality. First published in the 1950s, at the height of the McCarthy era, Warlock is not only one of the most original and entertaining of modern American novels but a lasting contribution to American fiction.

To forget his past, Andrew Livingston leaves New York - and a terrible family tragedy - behind and journeys to the harsh Bad Lands of Dakota Territory. His marksmanship and true grit win him the respect of his frontier guides but his accent and wealth will forever brand him an outsider. Taken with the grandeur of the land and the get-rich promises of the cattle boom. Livingston stakes a homestead claim on land another man wants - and walks right into a crossfire of hatred and greed. Here the only law comes from the barrel of a gun, and Livingston is about to find out who really controls this vast, wild country with lynchings, vigilante night raids, and outright murder Oakley Hall explores the heart and soul of the American West in this dramatic and unforgettable tale of a man forced to fight for his life in a country so dangerous and untamed its very name is legend. Despite being in a trilogy, this is a standalone book.

In New Mexico the old way of life was dying-and so-called civilization had arrived on the wild frontier. The resulting Madison County Wars pitted neighbor against neighbor in a fight for the sould of a land that could not be possessed. Caught in the turmoil were: Patrick Cutler, a brave cavalry officer who respected his "enemies" and despised his "friends"; Johnny Angell, a baby-faced gunman pushed by tragic events to the wrong side of the law; Lily Maginnis, battling corruption, injustice and her own passionate nature; and Jack Grant, a gunman turned lawman, sworn to hunt down a man he once rode with -now a legendary hero. And meanwhile, a band of proud Apaches planned one last drive to escape the reservation and ride free once again across the unforgiving land of their ancestors.